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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
You can get a free song from Keith Urban‘s album Get Closer on iTunes this week. Keith is giving away one of his favorite tracks from the album, "Georgia Woods," as the iTunes’ free download of the week. Keith wrote the song on his prized guitar that was previously owned by Waylon Jennings. "I wanted to use the guitar on some writing sessions and the riff that starts ‘Georgia Woods’ came straight out of that guitar," he explains. "It’s like playing a holy grail."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Tim McGraw has often expressed his interest in possibly entering politics at some point in his life, after his singing and acting careers have died down a bit. During an interview with CNN on Wednesday morning, the superstar was asked again about jumping into the political arena and the support he has received from former president Bill Clinton, if he were to run for public office. "That would be something that would be a long way away. You never rule anything out," Tim told CNN with a grin. "This is a great country, and it's given me so many opportunities and given me such a wonderful life that somewhere down the line, if I feel like I can give back, I certainly wouldn't say no to it. But it would be a while and my kids would have to be grown, because I certainly wouldn't want my closet opened any time soon."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
In the early fan voting for the ACM Awards, country music fans voted to give The Band Perry the Top New Vocal Duo or Group award, and award Eric Church with the Top New Solo Vocalist trophy. Now these two will compete for the ACM's Top New Artist trophy, which fans will decide in voting starting March 11th. That is also the date that fans can start casting their votes for the ACM Entertainer Of The Year award, which will go to Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift or Keith Urban. All other ACM Awards categories will be industry-voted.The ACM Awards will be handed out on the live awards broadcast April 3 on CBS.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
No clear #1 song this week in country music. The two charts that track the top songs are split on who has the #1 song this week. If you go by the Billboard chart, it’s Jason Aldean’s duet with Kelly Clarkson, Don’t You Want To Stay. But, according to the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart, Taylor Swift has the #1 song with Back To December. Both charts agree that Brad Paisley’s This Is Country Music is in the top 3.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Reba McEntire has a message for fans. She is sticking close to her father's hospital bed and that is why she was unable to attend the Country Music Hall of Fame announcement Tuesday. Her father, Clark, suffered a stroke and is in a coma in a Tulsa hospital. Reba shared the news of her induction into the Hall Of Fame with her father at his hospital bedside. “I asked Momma if she thought it registered, if she thought he understood it,” an emotional Reba said, “She said, ‘Yeah, I do.’ It was very important for Daddy, like the first time I ever performed at the Grand Ole Opry, and this was another milestone he was waiting on, so I’m so glad I got to tell him before it was too late.” Reba also recorded a message to fans that is posted on her website. Click Here
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were given the Country Radio Broadcasters' artist humanitarian award Wednesday. The couple accepted the award from last year's recipient, Trace Adkins. Tim and Faith were were applauded for their many charitable activities include raising money for the victims in Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and last year's Nashville Rising concert to help flood victims in Middle Tennessee. Faith called receiving the award "bittersweet" and "incredibly humbling because it comes at the expense of others who are suffering through hard times."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Dierks Bentley is proud of his pick up truck. He calls his truck "big white" and even though the pick up is falling apart, Dierks drove the truck into Nashville as an unknown singer/songwriter. He says he will always keep the truck. WAtch Dierks give us a "tour" of the truck in this video:
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Josh Turner is cheering on his soundalike 'American Idol' contestant Scotty McCreery. Scotty seemed stuck on Josh’s hit song 'Your Man' during the audition process. Scotty does remind Josh of himself, but not for the reason you might think. "Back when I was that age, I wanted to sing nothing but Randy Travis songs. But it took that for me to figure out who I was," Josh says. "I think he's farther along at that age than I was."The 33-year old has nothing but praise for the aspiring country star. "Scotty seems to be a smart guy, and he's got his head on straight," he adds, "and he seems like he's got a great heart."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Blake Shelton has been picked by NBC as the final musical coach on their new talent competition show called "The Voice," series premiering on Tuesday, April 26. Blake will join fellow coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine. In a statement, NBC called Blake one of their "dream team" of coaches, "We couldn't have a panel that represented the hottest American music without a strong country presence, and Blake is at the top of his game right now." Blake says he is going to have a blast and is excited to be part of a show that recognizes true vocal talent." Casting is closed for this first season of The Voice, but producers are still leaving their on line audition tools available for future shows. Just go to The Voice on NBC: http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Trace Adkins isn’t apologizing for his latest single but he is blaming the songwriters for letting him believe it could be a hit. The song 'Brown Chicken Brown Cow,' from his latest CD, 'Cowboy's Back in Town,' is actually the punch line to a sexual joke from the 70’s. Trace says he won’t apologize to "the purists and the traditionalists” who think “I'm such an embarrassment to this genre," he tells CMT. "I do what I want to do."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Chris Young is getting ready to play the 2011 KFDI Listener Appreciation Show on March 26th. He has barely had time to enjoy his 3rd #1 song, Voices, before he is back on the charts with another hot new single, “Tomorrow.” Chris tells us he thinks having the two songs so close together is "cool because we’ve got all this new music. I’m puttin’ all the finishing touches on the new album." Chris says he is ready for some new music to come our, "You know, it’s the first new music I’ve had in, really, three years. The Man I Want to Be is, like, two-and-a-half, three years old for me.” "Tomorrow” is first single from Chris’ upcoming third album, Neon, which will be released later this year.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Reba McEntire's 84-year old father, Clark Vincent McEntire, is making steady progress in his recovery from a stroke. Reba's younger sister, Susie McEntire-Eaton reports, "Daddy is holding his own right now. We are giving him lots of updates about what is going on with each of us and loading him up with lots of hugs and kisses."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
You can now see Keith Urban coming out of a shower shirtless in his black and white music video for his new single, "Without You." While the country star plays guitar in a sparsely furnished room, personal images from his life on the road, the stage, his wedding to Nicole Kidman and footage of daughter Sunday Rose in her crib are projected onto the white walls. Other intimate footage captures the married couple running playfully on a beach – and a bare-chested Urban getting out of a hotel room shower. Although Urban didn't write "Without You", he says the song tells about many of the experiences of his family life. "It was uncanny how much it was suited to my life."
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
We have exciting new music from Brad Paisley to debut for you. Brad is putting out the second single from the upcoming album, This Is Country Music. The new single is called “Old Alabama.” The song pays tribute to Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama. And, yes, Alabama appears on the track with Brad. “We realized the perfect bridge for this song is the bridge from (Alabama’s 1982 hit) ‘Mountain Music, so I contacted Randy Owen, asked him if he wanted to write it with us. Instead of sampling a piece of ‘Mountain Music,’ I had those guys come in and record a piece of it.” Check out the new song below.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Sneak Peek bonus videos for you.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Miranda Lambert's on the cover of the new Redbook magazine on newsstands now. In the interview inside, Miranda says the best piece of advice she was ever given was from Reba McEntire, who told her, “Always show up like a star. Always spring for that limo. If you appear like a star, people will treat you like that and you will be one." And, after she and Blake are married in May, there will be no babies for a while. Miranda says, “I have seven rescue dogs. Getting a puppy is pretty good birth control! About her life with Blake, she says they like to go hunting and fishing, but they also spend time just sitting on their porch and drinking beer when they are home at the same time. Blake and Miranda will be married on May 14th.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
It's been more than 25 years since Ronnie Dunn released an album bearing only his name, but that's all about to change. The former half of the duo Brooks & Dunn is set to release his first solo project post-split June 7. Ronnie's debut single, 'Bleed Red,' from his self-titled album is already in the Top 15 on the charts, and still climbing.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
Both Josh Turner and Billy Currington have greatest hits albums hitting stores this week. The two singers have quite a bit in common. Not only are they on the same record label, Mercury Nashville, but both released their debut albums in 2003, each releasing four studio albums since with multiple No. 1 hits. 'The Best of Josh Turner' and 'The Best of Billy Currington' became available for purchase today March 22.
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By Kellie Michaels Archived Content
ALAN JACKSON has found a new record deal after leaving Arista Records in January. Capital Nashville announced that Alan will release his next album as a joint venture between ACR Records, which is an acronym for Alan’s Country Records, and Capital Records. Alan confirms that he will be heading into the studio soon and says, “I’m happy to be joining the hottest label in NASHVILLE.”
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